by sahcadmin | Jan 31, 2018 | Conservation Funding and Legislation
Congress Should Make Investments in Parks, Access and Outdoor Recreation Economy [Statement from the Land and Water Conservation Fund Coalition spokesman and SAHC Board President Jay Leutze— January 30, 2018] Jay Leutze, Board President of the Southern Appalachian...
by sahcadmin | Feb 24, 2017 | Conservation Funding and Legislation, Trustee and Staff Stories
We need your help! Please contact your Senator and Representative NOW, and ask them to oppose efforts to eliminate the AmeriCorps program (part of the Corporation for National and Community Service). This program is an important public/private partnership — in which...
by sahcadmin | Dec 22, 2016 | Conservation Funding and Legislation, Farmland Conservation
Local land trusts secure unprecedented $8 million dollars for farmland conservation in Western North Carolina The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture National Resource Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) recently announced 2017 funding allocations from the Regional Conservation...
by sahcadmin | Feb 4, 2016 | Conservation Funding and Legislation
In December, the US Congress passed and the president signed into law legislation making the enhanced tax incentive for conservation easement donations permanent. First enacted as a temporary provision in 2006 (which expired in 2014), the incentive grants certain tax...
by sahcadmin | Jun 23, 2014 | Conservation Funding and Legislation, Trustee and Staff Stories
SAHC partner National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) held a board meeting for their national trustees in Asheville June 18-20th. While in the area, the trustees visited the Blue Ridge Parkway, hiked into Shining Rock Wilderness, and toured the Carl Sandburg...
by sahcadmin | Mar 29, 2013 | Conservation Funding and Legislation
What is “Lobby Day”? An opportunity for us to show our elected officials how important land and water conservation are to our state. Land for Tomorrow, a partnership of concerned citizens, businesses, interest groups and local governments, organized the...
